The Program in Educational Policy and Evaluation at the Florida State University, College of Education prepares individuals for policy-related careers that involve designing, developing, implementing, analyzing and evaluating federal, state and local educational policies, as well as preparing students to teach at the university level. It incorporates a core of policy and evaluation courses with courses in the humanities, social sciences, and basic research methods. At the doctoral level students are required to complete a strong core of courses in advanced research methods, in addition to policy and evaluation courses.
Faculty have a wide range of interests in educational policy and program evaluation, including charter schools, urban education reform, school finance, history of educational policy, teacher quality, accountability, impact of diverse populations, religion and schooling, schooling and the economy.